1897 VFL season
Inaugural season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1897 VFL season was the inaugural season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the new highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs, ran from 8 May until 4 September, and comprised a 14-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
1897 VFL premiership season | |
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Date | 8 May—4 September 1897 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Essendon 1st premiership |
Minor premiers | Geelong 1st minor premiership |
Leading Goalkicker Medallist | Eddy James (Geelong) Jack Leith (Melbourne) 22 goals |
Matches played | 62 |
The new league was established when eight clubs from the Victorian Football Association – Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, South Melbourne and St Kilda – seceded from the Victorian Football Association at the end of 1896. The inaugural premiership was won by the Essendon Football Club after it won all three of its matches in the finals series.